The Cathay Group has exercised purchase rights for 14 additional Airbus aircraft: 11 A330-900s intended for Cathay Pacific, and three A321neos for HK Express. The order was announced on 11 November 2026.
The 11 A330-900s are on top of 30 ordered in 2024. Airbus says the group’s total firm commitment for the type is now 41. The three A321neos come on top of 32 A321neo and A320neo aircraft ordered in 2023.
September 2025 at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) was quieter than the summer peak — multiple typhoons during the month took some of the edge off growth. Passengers and movements were still up year-on-year; cargo slipped a little. Below are the Civil Aviation Department (CAD) figures for the month, with a bit of colour from the Airport Authority where it helps.
Continue reading “September 2025: Hong Kong International Airport Growth Moderates Through Typhoon Season”
Hong Kong Airlines is reported to be stepping up Hong Kong–Sydney from four-weekly to daily from 1 December, and the first aircraft in its new 20th-anniversary livery has just made its first long-haul appearance in Sydney — after first returning to Hong Kong and flying a Shanghai rotation. There is also an official anniversary fare sale from Hong Kong, open through 30 November.
Lufthansa has taken a planned nonstop Munich–Hong Kong restart out of its summer 2027 schedule, according to schedule-data reporting rather than an official airline statement. Simple Flying reported on 10 November 2026 that a weekend schedule update removed the service, which had been listed from 28 March 2027 on an Airbus A350-900. No reason has been published, and there is no Lufthansa, Munich Airport or Hong Kong International Airport release on the change.
This is not a cancellation of a flight Lufthansa is currently operating from Munich. The official Munich Airport winter 2026/27 timetable (season 25 October 2026 to 27 March 2027, data as of 10 November 2026) has no Lufthansa Hong Kong row. The only nonstop in that plan is Cathay Pacific, four times weekly, through 27 March 2027.
Continue reading “Lufthansa removes planned Munich–Hong Kong restart from the 2027 schedule”
Yesterday, 10 November 2026, Vietjet’s first Clark service actually got going — thrice-weekly CRK–Ho Chi Minh City on Tue / Thu / Sat. I wrote up the launch announcement earlier (Vietjet debuts at Clark); this is the short follow-up now that the first rotations are in.
Cebu Pacific has pulled its Clark–San Jose (Occidental Mindoro) flights, with Cebgo’s DG6339 and DG6340 cancelled from 26 October 2026. The airline calls it a network realignment — short and blunt, and for anyone around Clark or Angeles it is one less domestic option that did not need a Manila hop.
Continue reading “Cebgo suspends Clark–San Jose Mindoro — DG6339/DG6340 from 26 October 2026”
Hong Kong Airlines’ next HXciting Tuesday flash sale opens 10 November 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 HKT. One-way net fares from Hong Kong start at HKD128 to Taipei, with other one-ways in the pack covering Seoul, Sanya, Melbourne, Sydney, Vancouver and Malé. Round-trips are also in the sale (Taipei from HKD230 net, Melbourne/Sydney from HKD462 net for late-2026 travel), and there is a 2027 Sydney return headline as low as HKD126 net on the activity page — treat that one as “check the booking engine” rather than a promise.
Book via the official HXciting Tuesday campaign page, or the Hong Kong Airlines app / mobile site / WeChat mini program. Net fares exclude taxes and surcharges; economy includes one piece of checked baggage up to 23 kg. Seats and blackout dates vary by route, and not every day in the travel windows carries the sale fare.
Sample one-ways from HKG (net, economy):
Taipei from HKD128 — travel 17 November–16 December 2026
Seoul from HKD312 — 17 November–16 December 2026
Sanya from HKD328 — 17 November–16 December 2026
Melbourne from HKD680 — travel 17 November–30 December 2026
Sydney from HKD680 — travel 17 November–27 December 2026
Vancouver from HKD1,179 — 17 November–17 December 2026 (second band HKD1,449 for 18–29 December 2026)
Malé from HKD1,668 — selected January/February 2027 dates
Sale day: 10 November 2026, 00:00–23:59 HKT only
Channels: official HXciting page / HX app / mobile site / WeChat
Overall, a classic one-day HX flash with a useful Taipei floor and a wider Asia/Australia/Canada/Maldives set if your dates line up. Check the all-in total on the official booking flow before you commit.
Sources: Hong Kong Airlines HXciting Tuesday, Fly Next round-up.
Cebu Pacific opened its 11.11 Piso Sale (also billed as #CEBSuperSeatFest) on 8 November 2026, with one-way base fares from PHP 1 on select domestic and international flights. Fees and surcharges sit on top of that peso — same caveat as every other Piso round — and seats are limited, so “until seats last” is doing real work here. Australia is the exception to the peso headline: Sydney from PHP 463 and Melbourne from PHP 473 one-way base (per CEB Help).
Booking window: 8–11 November 2026 (or until the discounted inventory is gone). Travel window: 1 February–31 July 2027.
For readers here, the Clark angle is the useful bit. Clark internationals in the sale include Bangkok (BKK), Hanoi and Tokyo Narita. Hong Kong is on sale from Manila, Cebu and Iloilo; Clark–Hong Kong — confirm on the Seat Sale page before you book (third-party lists disagree on whether CRK–HKG is in this round). GMA News announced the sale without naming routes, and also notes the carrier’s Clark–Hanoi relaunch on 19 November 2026.
How to book: open Cebu Pacific’s Seat Sale page or the app, pick dates inside the travel window, and look for flights marked Seat Sale / Promo Fare. No promo code. Confirm the all-in total (taxes, fuel, terminal fees, bag) before you pay. Fine print: CEB Help — Seat Sale / 11.11.
Booking: 8–11 November 2026 (or until seats last)
Travel: 1 February–31 July 2027
Base fare: from PHP 1 one-way (fees/surcharges extra); Australia from PHP 463/473 base
Clark internationals in the sale: Bangkok (BKK), Hanoi, Tokyo Narita (Clark–HKG — confirm on Seat Sale)
Overall, a short 11.11 booking window with a long spring/summer 2027 travel period — worth a look if a Clark hop fits your calendar, but verify the route and the all-in price on the official Seat Sale page rather than trusting any third-party list alone.
Sources: Cebu Pacific Seat Sale, CEB Help — Seat Sale, GMA News, The Poor Traveler promo round-up.
Air China has not opened a new city pair — Hangzhou–Hong Kong was already on the board as a daily afternoon run. What changed for Northern Winter 2026/27 is the second daily: from 25 October 2026 CA put a morning A320 on the route beside the existing A321 afternoon pair, so HGH–HKG is now double daily on CA metal.
Continue reading “Air China doubles Hangzhou–Hong Kong — second daily from 25 October 2026”
August 2025 was a busy summer month at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). Passenger numbers jumped year-on-year, the airport set a new daily peak since the pandemic, and cargo grew on Europe and Middle East traffic. Below are the Civil Aviation Department (CAD) figures for the month, with a bit of colour from the Airport Authority where it helps.
Continue reading “August 2025: Hong Kong International Airport Hits New Daily Passenger Peak Over Summer”